Innate 20th-Level Soul Power-was he really a reborn God King?

Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

After a brief silence, the onlookers finally came to their senses.

The Sect Square erupted, cries of astonishment rising one after another.

Ning Fengzhi's eyes gleamed. He could barely contain his excitement.

A Martial Soul Awakening that produced such a phenomenon couldn't possibly come with low Innate Soul Power!

There were scarcely any talents like this across the entire continent.

"Quiet!"

Ning Fengzhi was the first to recover. His sharp command silenced the crowd, and he called out, "Continue testing his Innate Soul Power."

"Child, withdraw your Martial Soul and let's test your Innate Soul Power."

The Soul Master presiding over Ning Wen's Martial Soul Awakening nodded.

With a thought, Ning Wen withdrew his Martial Soul. The Asura Armor dissolved into points of light.

"Very talented."

The Soul Master smiled warmly. "Now place your hand on the Soul Power Testing Crystal."

He had never seen a Martial Soul like it, but the aura radiating from that armor had already proved how extraordinary it was.

Perhaps today, he would witness the emergence of a future Titled Douluo.

Ning Wen raised his hand and placed it on the Soul Power Testing Crystal.

Instantly, dazzling light burst from the crystal ball.

"Innate... Innate Full Soul Power!"

The Soul Master shouted in excitement.

In the guest seats, the corners of Ning Fengzhi's mouth lifted slightly.

The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda was hailed as the world's foremost support Martial Soul, but it was still only a support Martial Soul. To maintain its dominance, the sect needed gifted Power Attack System Soul Masters at its side.

He had been fortunate: this generation of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had two Titled Douluo, Sword and Bone.

But what about the future?

Ning Rongrong was talented, with Innate Soul Power as high as level nine. Yet the limitations of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda meant she could never rise beyond Soul Saint.

More than seeing Ning Rongrong awaken such remarkable talent, Ning Fengzhi had wanted to see an unparalleled genius of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect awaken a Power Attack System Martial Soul with Innate Soul Power of level nine or higher.

Unfortunately, a genius like that was nearly impossible to find!

Yet one had appeared today—and he was the nephew Ning Fengzhi had personally brought home.

He was only a year older than Rongrong, too.

Ning Fengzhi was so excited that he had completely forgotten just how harshly Ning Wen's thoughts had disparaged Ning Rongrong.

"Innate... Innate Full Soul Power?!"

Ning Rongrong stared at the scene, her eyes wide with disbelief.

That awful boy had awakened such a powerful Martial Soul, and he had Innate Full Soul Power too.

"Hmph. So what?"

She lifted her chin and pouted. "He's only one level above me!"

At the words "Innate Full Soul Power," a smile appeared on Ning Wen's face.

The Asura Armor Martial Soul was a reward from the Voice Pack. It didn't reflect his own talent.

If his Innate Soul Power had turned out to be level 0.5 like Yu Xiaogang's, that would have been painfully awkward.

Anyone who said he hadn't been worried would be lying.

As for Innate 20th-Level Soul Power, he had never even considered it.

That was simply impossible.

After all, level ten Innate Soul Power was the limit for a human Soul Master. The other ten levels would have to come from God-Given Soul Power.

Across the entire Douluo saga, only Qian Renxue had been born with level twenty Innate Soul Power.

And besides the Asura Armor, Ning Wen could sense another Martial Soul within him.

Was it a mirror?

So I really do have Twin Martial Souls!

Just then, something unexpected happened.

A streak of blood-red light, utterly invisible to the naked eye, pierced through layers of space and silently entered Ning Wen's body.

Strangely, no one present noticed.

Even the two Titled Douluo in the guest seats, Chen Xin and Gu Rong, sensed nothing.

Ning Wen himself felt only a sudden warmth flowing through his body.

He was about to lift his hand from the testing crystal.

Then came a sharp crack!

The crisp sound of something breaking rang out.

Dense, web-like fractures spread through the entire Soul Power Testing Crystal. An instant later, it exploded!

Clear crystal shards flew in every direction and scattered across the ground.

The crystal ball had exploded?!

Everyone stared wide-eyed at the fragments on the ground, their faces full of disbelief.

"His Innate Soul Power exceeds level ten? How is that possible?"

Ning Fengzhi froze, disbelief flashing in his eyes.

The crystal balls used during Martial Soul Awakening could only measure Soul Power up to level ten.

If someone's Innate Soul Power exceeded level ten, an ordinary crystal ball would be unable to withstand it and would shatter.

"But that's the only possibility."

Gu Rong raised an eyebrow. "The crystal couldn't have been faulty, could it?"

"I've never heard of anyone with Innate Soul Power above level ten!" Chen Xin said, sounding awed.

Just then, that cold voice rang out, brimming with undisguised disgust!

[Dammit. That bastard Asura, who breaks the very laws he enforces, has his eye on me. He hasn't noticed anything, has he?]

[No. Just like in my previous life, I only had Innate Full Soul Power—the limit a mortal can reach. If it suddenly rose to level twenty, that bastard Asura must be responsible.]

[The Asura Armor, the other Martial Soul I unexpectedly awakened, must have caught that bastard's attention.]

[It makes sense. The Asura Armor embodies slaughter and judgment, a perfect match for the Asura Godhood.]

[That bastard Asura is desperate to leave the Divine Realm. In my previous life, he chose Tang San as his Divine Inheritor. That's why he kept targeting me.]

[The Asura Godhood is one of the Five Great God Kings' positions and commands slaughter and judgment, but it still falls well short of the Spacetime Godhood I'll create in the future.]

[Still, I'd be a fool to refuse a benefit handed to me. Better than letting Tang San have it for free!]

[Tang San used Twin Martial Souls to wield the powers of two Deities. I have Twin Martial Souls in this life too—why couldn't I do the same?]

[Heh heh heh. Tang San, the Asura Godhood is only the beginning. You can forget about becoming the Sea God too. I'll steal your women, snatch your opportunities, and ruin your reputation!]

[Heh heh heh...]

By the end, the Voice Pack was even cackling like a villain.

Ning Wen: "..."

That laughter made his head hurt.

Ning Wen wholeheartedly approved of snatching Tang San's opportunities.

But did it have to laugh so wickedly?

Anyone who didn't know better would think Ning Wen was the villain!

Ning Rongrong was stunned.

Level twenty Innate Soul Power? Asura God? The Five Great God Kings? What did any of this mean?!

Was that boy really a reborn God King?

But if he truly was a God King, how could she hear his thoughts?

That made no sense!!!

And besides, if he was the reincarnation of a God King, why was he so determined to target a little girl like her?

Ning Fengzhi, Chen Xin, and Gu Rong exchanged glances without speaking.

Ning Wen's thoughts had revealed quite a bit.

If Tang San truly was a Divine Inheritor, then Ning Fengzhi's unwavering decision to invest in him made perfect sense.

At this point, it was an undeniable fact that Ning Wen's Innate Soul Power exceeded level ten.

Not just in the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect—throughout the recorded history of the entire continent, there had never been a Soul Master born with Innate Soul Power above level ten.

Even the renowned Spirit Hall Pope, Bibi Dong, had only possessed Innate Full Soul Power.

If a Deity was involved, however, it could be explained.

That meant the thoughts of Ning Wen's that they had only half believed might well be true.

"Fengzhi, Old Sword, that boy..."

Gu Rong looked toward Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin. He struggled to speak, his voice dry and hoarse.

But halfway through, he could say no more.

The idea was too absurd, too outrageous. It had overturned everything he had come to understand in more than half a lifetime.

"..."

Chen Xin said nothing, but his expression said it all.

A reborn God King!

It was almost impossible to believe.

If Ning Wen really was a reborn God King...

Then the "previous life" he spoke of was no delusion.

Had they truly tried to kill Ning Wen in that previous life?

Had Rongrong really wronged Ning Wen and brought disgrace upon the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect?

Had their poor decisions truly led the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect into decline?

How could that be possible?!

"This has only just begun. We still have a chance to change things."

After a moment's silence, Ning Fengzhi fixed Ning Wen with an intent gaze. "And he is the key to everything."

"For now, we should watch and listen to the boy's thoughts. We need to find out what happened in this 'previous life' of his."

"Then we can make amends through our actions in this life and change the impression he has of us."

"But that comes later."

"First, we need to confirm whether his Innate Soul Power really is level twenty."

As he spoke, Ning Fengzhi took another crystal ball from his Soul Tool. "Uncle Sword, use this to test Little Wen."

This was a specially made Soul Power Testing Crystal capable of measuring Soul Power up to level twenty.

"Little Wen, try this one."

Chen Xin nodded and took the crystal ball. In a flash, he landed lightly before Ning Wen.

Ning Wen placed his hand on it, and brilliant light instantly filled the crystal ball.

A flicker of surprise passed through his eyes.

For once, the Voice Pack had been reliable.

It seemed the Asura Armor really had drawn the Asura God's attention to him.

Honestly, on the Douluo Continent, he couldn't think of another Deity who would be interested in him.

For Ning Wen, that was actually a good thing.

After all, the Asura God and the Sea God were notorious for breaking the rules!

The Asura God in particular was a God Realm Enforcer, yet he had bent things to make his succession easier.

And he called it "making reasonable use of the rules without breaking them."

His double standards rivaled Tang San's.

But when it came to protecting their own, no other Deities could compare with those two.

Deities supposedly weren't allowed to interfere with the mortal world. Yet in the original story, long after Tang San should have been dead, they had pulled strings behind the scenes and brought him back in plain sight!

If anyone claimed the Asura God and the Sea God had played no part in the God of Cookery and the Nine-Colored Goddess granting their divine inheritances to Oscar and Ning Rongrong, Ning Wen would never believe it.

The Rakshasa God, by contrast, barely treated her own Divine Inheritor as a person.

How did that saying go?

If you were their enemy, they were utterly shameless.

If you were their friend, they were utterly dependable.

Judging by what the Asura God had done so far, Tang San wasn't his only possible Divine Inheritor.

And the Sea God was an even simpler matter: he had no connection to Tang San in the first place.